I think it's the cutest thing how you truly believe people don't really need to do so much makeup and/or contour everyday. Genuinely speaking about everyone being naturally beautiful without it sounding contrived and being a makeup artist, is amazing. Brava to you and thank you for this video (I personally needed it!). xoxo
When i want to make my cheekbones look more hollow i actually put the tiniest bit of black eyeshadow on the hollows of my cheekbones and my friends all compliment my cheekbones! I put bronzer on lightly over the top so i don't look dead but it really looks amazing!
I loved this video! So informative and honest! I must admit that I am a big fan of contouring, I almost feel as though I've got to have it! I have a pixie cut and I just feel like I want more structure to my face, but you've inspired me to try to love my face shape the way it is! :) xxoo
***** If you love it do it. I'm just saying stop wearing contour if you love it I'm just saying people don't need to change there faces so they are unrecognisable with thick mask of make up on. x
pixiwoo Couldn't you do a similar video though but showing how to emphasize the face shape one has? Like how to make a square face squarer or a round face rounder. In honor of loving ones own faceshape :) I'd love to see that! xx
Signe Andersson I think you'd basically do the opposite of the contour... apply highlighter where the contour would go so it brings those areas out and makes them look squarer, rounder, etc. Not sure though!
I really love your new background - the old background was nice too as it put all of the focus on your features and the makeup, but this background is a little more 'homely' and warm whilst still being fresh and minimal. Fantastic tutorial, as always! Hope you settle into the new studio nicely, I'm a Norwich TH-camr too and when Sam showed your old office in her vlog I thought, 'ooh, I've walked past that a thousand times!' So proud of everything you've both achieved, you're superwomen :) x
Hallelujah! Woo Hoo! Yippee!!! This video couldn't make me happier. First of all, it's so nice to hear someone not trying to "fix" their face with contour. We are not broken and I would love to see everyone embrace their unique and individual beauty. Secondly, it's so nice to see someone not do the "same contour routine" shown in so many beauty videos while completely disregarding their face shape. Thirdly, thank you for pointing out contouring is not really meant for everyday makeup and that it tends to look "over done" and "fake" and can actually cover up people's natural beauty. Fourth, yes, contouring can be quite aging and a trend I would like to see go away. Lastly, I want to thank you for teaching that less is more and to accept ourselves and embrace our looks. Why everyone is so obsessed with trying to conform to a single idea of beauty is beyond me. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and angles... and to me, subtly enhancing your natural beauty is so much more attractive than trying to hide behind a mask of thick makeup! Excellent video, Nic! You look beautiful without all the contour! Well done!
so funny! yesterday i went with a full "instagram" make up. and i felt so out of place when i was going downtown for shopping... ( even tweeted about it lol) the reactions where mostly people saying look at her with all that make up ( whispering but loud enough for me to hear) you are absolutely right that there's a place for everything! I feel so sorry for a lot of girls who idolize there instagram/ TH-cam guru and copy every single thing they do to there own face and lose the beauty of there own face.... thank you for being a fresh wind in make up land :) xo
omg YES. I saw a girl in school wearing photoshoot makeup and she looked out of place. Some of these IG MUA's do it for the photo or job, but when recreating a lot of these looks for every day wear, they come across harsh in real life. I've done it, friends have done it, and it's just awful.
And that makes me so so sad... I'll bet this girl is beauty who is hidden under all those layers of make up! and even as a make up artist myself i have to defend my work... people now have the expectation to all look like these "guru's while my instructions for a shoot was natural.... or when I've wiped of a highlight of a girl's face that would have made a look like she's been nuked ( lighthouse look i call that lol) on video. just because they don't understand that there are different rules in make up for different types of things.. ( movie, photo, catwalk etc) but what makes me really sad is that people hide their true beauty under a ton of make up for NO reason at all! xo
pixiwoo same here! I've been telling people that i get in my chair the same thing too... and sometimes they really got pissed off and tried to put me down ( behind my back of course) They think you are not a good mua when you don't chisel( contouring ) the face out and stack 6 layers of falsies. however the light at the end of the tunnel because i see a slight change in the make up guru land lol ;) xo
Ria Kooijman It is their face they can wear as much makeup as they want. Just because you do contouring and highlighting it doesn't mean you lose your beauty. There's nothing wrong with idolizing Intsagram/TH-cam Gurus if you feel like those people can help you with your makeup or if you just like their makeup there's nothing wrong with copying it. We all get inspired by different things.
I always thought I was doing something wrong when I contour but you've made me realize that actually it is just that it takes a lot of time and effort and blending power and no matter how much time/effort/blending i put in I will still look like Ive contoured. Just gonna live with the face I got :D
I have been following you for ages and you really taught me make up, but this video is the most useful and relieving one you ever made. Everybody has been crazy about contouring lately and finally you give a clear and honest explanation on it. This is a masterclass !
Thank you for doing this. I have a stupidly long, narrow face and I'm always contouring to shorten it when I go out on the town. You're really informative and genuine, and an absolute pleasure to watch.
Aww this has made my day - so refreshing to hear someone say there's nothing wrong with different face shapes! I'm constantly worrying my face is too wide, I've tried contouring but it makes me look alien, thanks Nic for reassuring everyone that all face shapes are fab! Also thanks in general - I found you guys when I was looking for ideas to do my own makeup on my wedding day, and I've been hooked on your channel and brushes ever since - love you guys! :)
Love the background here Nic. I agree with you about contour being aging. I only really discovered that when I was doing a heroin chic look on myself recently and when I contoured, I looked so much older and a little bit ill actually. This is great that you show us how to contour for our face shapes. Really enjoying this basics series Nic. They actually make me feel better especially when inundated with so much technical make-up and so beauty basics are great reminders of natural beauty. So glad someone as prominent as you has said about people wearing too much make-up. I skip foundation on an almost daily basis. I do my eyes, blush and some bronzer and highlighter and then contour for videos, photos and nights out. x
Love the positive spin you put on each face shape! This video felt so positive, makeup is fun and exciting, I personally just experiment and have fun with makeup, but feel fine without it too. Hope everyone who watches this comes away knowing how beautiful they are! 😄
Great video! I used to only use powders for contouring but recently I have tried out some cream contours and have definitely been converted they look so much more Skin like and natural. The Beauty UK contour kit is amazing, you can get it in superdrug and is super cheap x
I love your new lighting and background. It's not blinding and over lit like the previous one (yay!) I have a diamond shape face and never really knew where to contour. All the videos I see with contour try to emphasize the cheekbone, and I'm sitting here like "Do I really need MORE cheekbone?" I know you didn't want to go too into contouring all the different shapes but you could do a series, one shape face a video (maybe even get models with the corresponding face shape) and make a mini contour series. It is VERY popular right now.
you should do makeup on "the other youtubers", like on eachother or on Zoella, or Tanya, that is a video a think could be fun to watch and also good because they all have different eye shapes and faceshapes :) love your videos! xX
This is such a great video especially as there are so many more drugstore contours out there now and contouring is becoming less of a makeup artist trick and more into the mainstream - it's important we look more contoured and less mud fight, haha :) x
Your positivity radiates through the video. I love when you said at the end that you've never seen a face shape you didn't like... a nice reminder that makeup should enhance our looks, not be a way to try to change them :) Btw -- your skin is FLAWLESS and so fresh and pretty!
This was so helpful. It may sound ridiculous, but it actually never even occurred to me to alter your contouring to suit your individual face shape. And I also think you made a lot of good points about contouring on a day to day basis. Thank you!
thank you so much Nic for explaining everything in detail. I also appreciate a lot that you told the truth that contouring is not for everyday. Watching so much youtube you just start to believe it is ok to wear loads and loads of makeup on a daily basis - layes of foundation, strong highlights, harsh contours, fake lashes etc. And I always was worried that my contour never looks so natural as the ones in videos. You made me understand that heavy makeup is specially made to look good in camera and that's why they all look so good while I was struggling to achieve the same look in real life looking natural. This is the main difference between your channel and many others - your want people to still look like them and enhance their beauty and makeup work for them, not against them. Thank you!
Thank you for this! I love these basic videos, they are so helpful. I agree about contouring looking aging. I'm 33, and getting to the point where I'm wanting the youthful look more than a chiseled look. Liking the darker roots, by the way!
Thank you for this video. I've seen so many ladies with long faces contouring and then their faces look longer and skinnier and it always seemed to me that that wasn't really the way contouring should work. This clarifies things so much.
It's so brilliant that you're offering options for everyone here and that you're acknowledging that it's not for everyone. By far my favourite TH-cam channel for that reason, you and Sam are so talented x
Love this series Nic! I would love to see a lip liner /lipstick basics video. I really like the advice you give about not over doing the slap, I am nearly thirty now, and find that too much makeup really does age me, and I kind of like my skin better with some imperfections, it looks normal. I do still love it for nights out though!
So nicely done! Showing the contouring pattern for each face shape is very helpful! I also appreciate your talk about how the overdone contouring is for camera/film, not for every day.
Love your honesty in this video, I have also left the contour craze behind & trying to embrace what I naturally have (however hard it may be), this was a huge help!
I love this video Nic. I am so over the overly contoured look. I LOVE that you're showing how to contour for your specific face shape, and that you said only do it if you WANT to change the look of your face
I love how you actually reply to people's comments and acknowledge their reactions to the video, it makes us feel really appreciated as viewers :)) this video was really great and helpful, thank you! X
It was refreshing to hear you talk about contouring. It seems to be so popular at the moment but it's a lot of make up to wear and it makes people look completely different! I liked that you was honest about it! Xx
Loved this!! I don't really get people's fascination with contour, you've made me feel 'normal' for pretty much skipping it when other tutorials keep obsessing over it!! Thank you I love your videos you and Sam are so down to earth Xx
Thanks Nic, I found this really helpful to affirm that it's ok not to contour. When you see it in so many places I started to wonder if I was missing out. Thankfully I now realise I'm not. Really interesting to learn from you xxx
I thoroughly enjoy your videos, as I have for many years, and I never stop appreciating how genuinely caring you are to your viewers and how genuinely passionate you are about your work. Not many youtubers are like that. Please never stop! 😉
THANK YOU !! I am a makeup artist in FL , every single word you said on this video, i Agree 100% with , Every word was golden!! Finally🙌🏼 an accurate video on how to Contour!!! Your amazing! Thank you !
This was so helpful! I was close with contouring my round face, but now I know what I've been missing. :) I've also gotten pretty heavily into cosplay and figuring out how to make my face shape look like another shape is very challenging. I have a much better idea of how to achieve the looks I've been trying to make now. Thank you so much for doing this!
I love the way you explained the contouring, but I agree with you 100%! Now that it is so popular, it's refreshing to see beautiful skin that has a glow and healthy look to it. I usually always skip contouring all together as well. I do have a question though, where would you suggest to bronze the skin to bring in some depth and color? Btw your skin was perfect in this video! Thanks for the video!
I'm currently practicing contouring to myself and my friends and this really taught me so much! It's so much hassle to do everyday but for special occasions, contouring just makes the make up more fancier and it makes the features of the face stand out more. Please do more basics video! 😁
More tutorials for hooded eyes, please! Yours are one of the best! And of course, a video about mascara is a great idea; been struggling with finding the right one for ages.
i very rarely comment on videos and i know you probably wont see this but i wanted to say how much i enjoy your videos and how honest and informative i find them! They are the perfect for me, being user friendly, having likeable hosts and using easy to find affordable products. Thank you!
I loved the video! I'm so glad that professional makeup artists are honestly speaking about the trend of wearing too much makeup. Young girls are believing that more is better and they are not realizing that it's quite the opposite. I'm thankful that you guys are revealing your true feelings about it, so for that I have to say Thank you!
Thank you for this video. I love how you said that every shape is beautiful and that contouring will be noticeable. On different video or photo tutorials it isn't, and I kept trying and thinking what's wrong with me, that I can't blend it in the way it doesn't show. :) Also really loved your color correction video. Made me feel so much better about my skin. Thank you for being real and making make-up fun and positive, not a part of social pressure, that I have to be perfect!
I normally just contour on my cheek and sometime nose if I'm going out. Never really thought it wasn't the right way to do it! Thanks for these back to basics they're awesome!
Nic! Love this video....enjoyed hearing your say "embrace what you have"! Totally agree! I don't want to add more age to my face! Great job, thank you!!
Yay! So glad you filmed this! Most of the time I just slap on a bit of bronzer on, my way but this has definitely taught me to do it properly! Thank you Nic! ❤️
your so right - i would only ever do it for a night out and even then I'm always a bit nervous it looks too much!! love your honesty and your skin looks amazing in this xxx
This was honestly so helpful! I always wanted to know how to contour my face because I have quite a round face but I never liked how fake other tutorials are I still want to look like me! This was such a positive view on how to contour properly while still appreciating what you were born with! You're so lovely nic!
I would love a natural under eye concealing video, concealer is one thing I feel I need to put a lot of and then looks very unnatural. With the different face shapes incorporated in with it :) You & Sam always look so beautiful and fresh faced!!
Thank you so much for including darker skin tones in this video, It's made me so happy. Almost all of the contour videos out there are completely catered for light skin/Caucasian people. xx
This video is so helpful, I've always found contouring really challenging but I think watching this has helped loads. I'm a Huge fan of you and Sam 😀 I absolutely love the Real techniques brushes- I have all of them and I literally use them everyday.
Wow, just Wow! I think that most of the women on youtube who contour have beautifull faces, truly beautifull skin but cover it up and change it so much they look completley different. There are a lot of beautifull women looking ten (or more) years older and slightly sickly with all the contouring. I have tried so hard to get it right for myself, I have a round face that would benefit from some slimming contour, but whenever I do it I just look dirty. Your skin is an inspiration to me! Goodness, you glowing youthfull goddess! Now that is a makeup artist!
I totally agreed with your input on countouring. I have a super round Asian face- a countour fanatics worst fear- and I've learned to love looking incredibly young! I still bronze up my face and add a little dimension but don't get so into the countouring- not that I think it's wrong at all but I've learned to embrace my round chubby cheeks and just enjoy it! Great video and your lip color/lips looked incredible! Muah!! Xxoo
I never really contour! I just add a little warmth to my face with bronzer - sometimes a little bit under my cheek bones to help them stand out. I love a natural look, but glammed up is perfectly fine too! Love this message :)
I am so glad that you didn't give in to all the contouring madness. I usually watch your videos every single Friday morning but when I saw the topic I waited to watch until today. When I heard this refreshing video about how much makeup everyone is wearing, I was elated at your message. Thanks Nic! I'm probably one of your oldest fans (almost 50) but I remember the 80s and how much makeup I wore. I think I look younger now at times than I did then.
I loved this video. I too feel that contouring is best for photographs and it's gotten a little bit out of hand, with people feeling like they need to do it. The lighting in this video is better too (it was almost too bright in the old studio sometimes)
Thank you so much for making this video. I'm tired of some of these gurus and make up companies TELLING YOU how to contour your face while showing it on ONE face. I'm so sick and tired of seeing those highlight and contour pictures of before with the tribal markings and after when it's all blended out.
LOVE this video and love the fact that you're not jumping on the bandwagon of every new technique that is coming out. It's true its not necessary. And I also had a sudden realization recently that the girls that i watch on youtube have to put on alot of makeup for it to show up on camera and that much is not needed for real life.
Nic this was a great video! Great advice. I keep trying to get young women to go back to natural and fresh makeup, and to start embracing their faces. 4 years ago, none of us cared about contouring or strobbing. Now it's like women think they have to wear a full beat every day. This is coming from a former model... Fresh looking makeup is beautiful, youthful and timeless.
Loving this basics series so far! I thought this was just going to be like all the other tutorials but it was so informative! The same with the colour correction video, I would like a video on which lip colours suit people or about modern lip trends if possible? X
Nic, thanks for the video. I love how you really stress the fact that all these different face shapes are beautiful! Some TH-cam ""makeup gurus"" always bash themselves or unknowingly bash other people's looks and I love that you are so positive about it all. keep it up, you're amazing! :-)
I love those kind of videos! They're so interesting, and also you're such a great teacher. I just learned I've always contoured my face in the wrong way! :) please keep doing them, they're lovely!
Loved this video! Very in-depth explanations with quite a healthy attitude towards contouring. People on Instagram are truly mad about it, and it is not always appropriate. I personally have been warming up my complexion (I am NC 20-25) with theBalm's Betty Loumanizer instead of contouring. The shade of brown and the shimmer give a really beautiful glow to the face without making it look weird or orange. It is like giving some dimension to the flat foundation "mask" without the commitment of a full on zebra-style-Instagram-cream-stick-contouring. It also blends very easily! On the down-side - it doesn't last too long and reapplication may be necessary...
My goodness THANK YOU! I swear, I thought something was wrong with me bc I didn't like all that heavy contouring and highlighting with concealer. Such a great video, Nic! :)
This video helped me to feel a lot more confident in my choice not to contour even though everyone else I know does, great video, Its so refreshing to hear what you have to say :)
could you do a video on eyelashes please? Mine are stick straight and almost grow downwards! Even though I curl my eyelashes, they uncurl when I put mascara on and it's so frustrating xx
SoupySuDoh the only solution that I've found helpful was waterproof mascara and using a mini eyelashes curler. I got mine from e.l.f. I just curled a small section at a time.
My eyelashes are the same. They're short and grow straight down. I found that curling my lashes and then immediately applying a WATERPROOF mascara works best. Non-waterproof mascara is water based and water destroys curls, right? Waterproof mascara isn't water based and will lock in your curl with its waxy goodness. It's a pain in the ass to get off though. We can't win.
It's so refreshing to know of make up artists who aren't crazy about contour - I feel like it's taking over! Instagram is a bit of a harmful place in some ways since since it's easy to forget that the photos someone posts aren't representative of their lifestyle. For a lot of popular people on Instagram, looking good is their job and so they can afford to spend a lot of time, money and effort on their makeup. However, this is very difficult to achieve for the average woman. Thank you for this video and thank you for representing us average women :) xx
Can you believe how the contour trend took off? Now every brand imaginable has a contour palette. THANK YOU for making this video and saying how unnecessary and impractical it is in the every day. Girls are going broke buying those ridiculous palettes :(
U are so right. All these gurus are just promoting all these expensive contour its like u have to use them every single day. They are unnecessary indeed. Waste of money.
Lisa Adams Yes, people make "everyday makeup videos" where they do a full cream+powder contour-highlight+shimmery highlight. I guess it works for some people but I wouldn call it an everyday look. Anyway, I don't mind the availability of contouring products, so people at least will stop contouring with bronzer! But I agree that you need 1-2 shades, not a whole pallete for a home user. If you care to do it, of course.
It's really refreshing hearing you saying how contouring is not necessary and how you don't do it yourself. I never used bronzer in my life cause I don't think they work for me (I was always scared of it as well) but since watching so many videos and everyone contouring, I decided to give the bronzer a try. I lightly apply just under my cheekbones just to lightly bring them more to life and around my forehead just to add more warmth than an actual contour. Argh... I just can't get used to it, lol!! I hate when I can see 2 colors on my cheeks, the bronzer and the blush. And I blend and blend and blend. I think it's also cause I only see videos and not actual people in person wearing contour/bronzer, so I see it so weird on my cheeks and that duo color!! But anyways, this video was very comforting and made me see I don't need a bronzer!! Xoxxoox
I think it's the cutest thing how you truly believe people don't really need to do so much makeup and/or contour everyday. Genuinely speaking about everyone being naturally beautiful without it sounding contrived and being a makeup artist, is amazing. Brava to you and thank you for this video (I personally needed it!).
xoxo
Thank you I hope it helps. Xx
When i want to make my cheekbones look more hollow i actually put the tiniest bit of black eyeshadow on the hollows of my cheekbones and my friends all compliment my cheekbones! I put bronzer on lightly over the top so i don't look dead but it really looks amazing!
I loved this video! So informative and honest! I must admit that I am a big fan of contouring, I almost feel as though I've got to have it! I have a pixie cut and I just feel like I want more structure to my face, but you've inspired me to try to love my face shape the way it is! :) xxoo
***** If you love it do it. I'm just saying stop wearing contour if you love it I'm just saying people don't need to change there faces so they are unrecognisable with thick mask of make up on. x
pixiwoo Couldn't you do a similar video though but showing how to emphasize the face shape one has? Like how to make a square face squarer or a round face rounder. In honor of loving ones own faceshape :) I'd love to see that! xx
Signe Andersson I think you'd basically do the opposite of the contour... apply highlighter where the contour would go so it brings those areas out and makes them look squarer, rounder, etc. Not sure though!
I really love your new background - the old background was nice too as it put all of the focus on your features and the makeup, but this background is a little more 'homely' and warm whilst still being fresh and minimal. Fantastic tutorial, as always! Hope you settle into the new studio nicely, I'm a Norwich TH-camr too and when Sam showed your old office in her vlog I thought, 'ooh, I've walked past that a thousand times!' So proud of everything you've both achieved, you're superwomen :) x
Thank you Meg. Best of luck with your channel. X
pixiwoo you're welcome, anytime! Thanks so much, Nic :)
Hallelujah! Woo Hoo! Yippee!!! This video couldn't make me happier. First of all, it's so nice to hear someone not trying to "fix" their face with contour. We are not broken and I would love to see everyone embrace their unique and individual beauty. Secondly, it's so nice to see someone not do the "same contour routine" shown in so many beauty videos while completely disregarding their face shape. Thirdly, thank you for pointing out contouring is not really meant for everyday makeup and that it tends to look "over done" and "fake" and can actually cover up people's natural beauty. Fourth, yes, contouring can be quite aging and a trend I would like to see go away. Lastly, I want to thank you for teaching that less is more and to accept ourselves and embrace our looks. Why everyone is so obsessed with trying to conform to a single idea of beauty is beyond me. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and angles... and to me, subtly enhancing your natural beauty is so much more attractive than trying to hide behind a mask of thick makeup! Excellent video, Nic! You look beautiful without all the contour! Well done!
Completely agree...contouring is everywhere! Really starting to get over it! Great video!! xx
so funny! yesterday i went with a full "instagram" make up. and i felt so out of place when i was going downtown for shopping... ( even tweeted about it lol) the reactions where mostly people saying look at her with all that make up ( whispering but loud enough for me to hear) you are absolutely right that there's a place for everything! I feel so sorry for a lot of girls who idolize there instagram/ TH-cam guru and copy every single thing they do to there own face and lose the beauty of there own face.... thank you for being a fresh wind in make up land :) xo
Thank you. I feel bad saying it but I felt someone had too. X
omg YES. I saw a girl in school wearing photoshoot makeup and she looked out of place. Some of these IG MUA's do it for the photo or job, but when recreating a lot of these looks for every day wear, they come across harsh in real life. I've done it, friends have done it, and it's just awful.
And that makes me so so sad... I'll bet this girl is beauty who is hidden under all those layers of make up! and even as a make up artist myself i have to defend my work... people now have the expectation to all look like these "guru's while my instructions for a shoot was natural.... or when I've wiped of a highlight of a girl's face that would have made a look like she's been nuked ( lighthouse look i call that lol) on video. just because they don't understand that there are different rules in make up for different types of things.. ( movie, photo, catwalk etc) but what makes me really sad is that people hide their true beauty under a ton of make up for NO reason at all! xo
pixiwoo same here! I've been telling people that i get in my chair the same thing too... and sometimes they really got pissed off and tried to put me down ( behind my back of course) They think you are not a good mua when you don't chisel( contouring ) the face out and stack 6 layers of falsies. however the light at the end of the tunnel because i see a slight change in the make up guru land lol ;) xo
Ria Kooijman It is their face they can wear as much makeup as they want. Just because you do contouring and highlighting it doesn't mean you lose your beauty. There's nothing wrong with idolizing Intsagram/TH-cam Gurus if you feel like those people can help you with your makeup or if you just like their makeup there's nothing wrong with copying it. We all get inspired by different things.
You are such a lifesaver! I always look like I have smeared mud on my face haha
This comment relates to me as well😂😂
Eve Bennett I look so dirty all the time!
Eve Bennett I have this issue when i try to contour my nose, I look dirty haha!
Eve Bennett same! haha
Same. 😂❤️
I always thought I was doing something wrong when I contour but you've made me realize that actually it is just that it takes a lot of time and effort and blending power and no matter how much time/effort/blending i put in I will still look like Ive contoured. Just gonna live with the face I got :D
I have been following you for ages and you really taught me make up, but this video is the most useful and relieving one you ever made. Everybody has been crazy about contouring lately and finally you give a clear and honest explanation on it. This is a masterclass !
Thank you for doing this. I have a stupidly long, narrow face and I'm always contouring to shorten it when I go out on the town. You're really informative and genuine, and an absolute pleasure to watch.
Aww this has made my day - so refreshing to hear someone say there's nothing wrong with different face shapes! I'm constantly worrying my face is too wide, I've tried contouring but it makes me look alien, thanks Nic for reassuring everyone that all face shapes are fab! Also thanks in general - I found you guys when I was looking for ideas to do my own makeup on my wedding day, and I've been hooked on your channel and brushes ever since - love you guys! :)
Lynne Edwards Thanks for commenting and continuing to watch us. xx
Love the background here Nic. I agree with you about contour being aging. I only really discovered that when I was doing a heroin chic look on myself recently and when I contoured, I looked so much older and a little bit ill actually. This is great that you show us how to contour for our face shapes. Really enjoying this basics series Nic. They actually make me feel better especially when inundated with so much technical make-up and so beauty basics are great reminders of natural beauty. So glad someone as prominent as you has said about people wearing too much make-up. I skip foundation on an almost daily basis. I do my eyes, blush and some bronzer and highlighter and then contour for videos, photos and nights out. x
Love the positive spin you put on each face shape! This video felt so positive, makeup is fun and exciting, I personally just experiment and have fun with makeup, but feel fine without it too. Hope everyone who watches this comes away knowing how beautiful they are! 😄
This is brilliant. Not for the tips but for the fact you're saying it's unnecessary but helping too, brilliant woman!
Loved hearing all the ways to contour, it helps knowing the right way for my face shape, instead of just doing it where everyone else does!
Love your genuine appreciation for everyone's unique beauty!
Great video! I used to only use powders for contouring but recently I have tried out some cream contours and have definitely been converted they look so much more Skin like and natural. The Beauty UK contour kit is amazing, you can get it in superdrug and is super cheap x
I love your new lighting and background. It's not blinding and over lit like the previous one (yay!)
I have a diamond shape face and never really knew where to contour. All the videos I see with contour try to emphasize the cheekbone, and I'm sitting here like "Do I really need MORE cheekbone?"
I know you didn't want to go too into contouring all the different shapes but you could do a series, one shape face a video (maybe even get models with the corresponding face shape) and make a mini contour series. It is VERY popular right now.
you should do makeup on "the other youtubers", like on eachother or on Zoella, or Tanya, that is a video a think could be fun to watch and also good because they all have different eye shapes and faceshapes :) love your videos! xX
Yes!
Im sure shes done one on Niomi and tanya years ago lol
yeah i know :) but new ones are always fun ;)
Nelly Thinking hmm..
This is such a great video especially as there are so many more drugstore contours out there now and contouring is becoming less of a makeup artist trick and more into the mainstream - it's important we look more contoured and less mud fight, haha :) x
Your positivity radiates through the video. I love when you said at the end that you've never seen a face shape you didn't like... a nice reminder that makeup should enhance our looks, not be a way to try to change them :) Btw -- your skin is FLAWLESS and so fresh and pretty!
This was so helpful. It may sound ridiculous, but it actually never even occurred to me to alter your contouring to suit your individual face shape. And I also think you made a lot of good points about contouring on a day to day basis. Thank you!
thank you so much Nic for explaining everything in detail. I also appreciate a lot that you told the truth that contouring is not for everyday. Watching so much youtube you just start to believe it is ok to wear loads and loads of makeup on a daily basis - layes of foundation, strong highlights, harsh contours, fake lashes etc. And I always was worried that my contour never looks so natural as the ones in videos. You made me understand that heavy makeup is specially made to look good in camera and that's why they all look so good while I was struggling to achieve the same look in real life looking natural.
This is the main difference between your channel and many others - your want people to still look like them and enhance their beauty and makeup work for them, not against them. Thank you!
Nic, you look absolutely beautiful in this video--very youthful, feminine, and glowy. LOVE this natural look on you :)
Thank you for this! I love these basic videos, they are so helpful. I agree about contouring looking aging. I'm 33, and getting to the point where I'm wanting the youthful look more than a chiseled look. Liking the darker roots, by the way!
I love the heck out of these more technical videos! Thank you for sharing all your wisdoms and whatnot
Thank you for this video. I've seen so many ladies with long faces contouring and then their faces look longer and skinnier and it always seemed to me that that wasn't really the way contouring should work. This clarifies things so much.
It's so brilliant that you're offering options for everyone here and that you're acknowledging that it's not for everyone. By far my favourite TH-cam channel for that reason, you and Sam are so talented x
lighting is perfect, lesson is perfect and you look stunning!!!
Such a realistic view on contouring. Love it! Never seen a beauty video that encourages just to be happy with what you got.
Love this series Nic! I would love to see a lip liner /lipstick basics video. I really like the advice you give about not over doing the slap, I am nearly thirty now, and find that too much makeup really does age me, and I kind of like my skin better with some imperfections, it looks normal. I do still love it for nights out though!
So nicely done! Showing the contouring pattern for each face shape is very helpful! I also appreciate your talk about how the overdone contouring is for camera/film, not for every day.
It'd sound weird but I really like your voice & accent haha xx
Me too! 😁
me too *.*
Same Here 🙌😂
Laura Xoxo same so cool
Love your honesty in this video, I have also left the contour craze behind & trying to embrace what I naturally have (however hard it may be), this was a huge help!
Finally!!!! Love it love it love it!!! Best video ever made on contouring. Thank you Nic! You are such a star!!!!! ;-)
I love this video Nic. I am so over the overly contoured look. I LOVE that you're showing how to contour for your specific face shape, and that you said only do it if you WANT to change the look of your face
I love how you actually reply to people's comments and acknowledge their reactions to the video, it makes us feel really appreciated as viewers :)) this video was really great and helpful, thank you! X
Hey Nic, I love the message you put across this video to just basically embrace your features. Such lovely and positive thoughts xx
I just love listening to you :) you're calm, honest and informative and it's just a pleasure to watch and listen. Thanks again for amazing tips!
It was refreshing to hear you talk about contouring. It seems to be so popular at the moment but it's a lot of make up to wear and it makes people look completely different! I liked that you was honest about it! Xx
Loved this!! I don't really get people's fascination with contour, you've made me feel 'normal' for pretty much skipping it when other tutorials keep obsessing over it!! Thank you I love your videos you and Sam are so down to earth Xx
Thanks Nic, I found this really helpful to affirm that it's ok not to contour. When you see it in so many places I started to wonder if I was missing out. Thankfully I now realise I'm not. Really interesting to learn from you xxx
I thoroughly enjoy your videos, as I have for many years, and I never stop appreciating how genuinely caring you are to your viewers and how genuinely passionate you are about your work. Not many youtubers are like that. Please never stop! 😉
THANK YOU !!
I am a makeup artist in FL , every single word you said on this video, i Agree 100% with , Every word was golden!! Finally🙌🏼 an accurate video on how to Contour!!! Your amazing! Thank you !
This was so helpful! I was close with contouring my round face, but now I know what I've been missing. :) I've also gotten pretty heavily into cosplay and figuring out how to make my face shape look like another shape is very challenging. I have a much better idea of how to achieve the looks I've been trying to make now. Thank you so much for doing this!
I love the way you explained the contouring, but I agree with you 100%!
Now that it is so popular, it's refreshing to see beautiful skin that has a glow and healthy look to it. I usually always skip contouring all together as well. I do have a question though, where would you suggest to bronze the skin to bring in some depth and color? Btw your skin was perfect in this video! Thanks for the video!
I'm currently practicing contouring to myself and my friends and this really taught me so much! It's so much hassle to do everyday but for special occasions, contouring just makes the make up more fancier and it makes the features of the face stand out more.
Please do more basics video! 😁
More tutorials for hooded eyes, please! Yours are one of the best! And of course, a video about mascara is a great idea; been struggling with finding the right one for ages.
i very rarely comment on videos and i know you probably wont see this but i wanted to say how much i enjoy your videos and how honest and informative i find them! They are the perfect for me, being user friendly, having likeable hosts and using easy to find affordable products. Thank you!
I loved the video! I'm so glad that professional makeup artists are honestly speaking about the trend of wearing too much makeup. Young girls are believing that more is better and they are not realizing that it's quite the opposite. I'm thankful that you guys are revealing your true feelings about it, so for that I have to say Thank you!
Thank you for this video. I love how you said that every shape is beautiful and that contouring will be noticeable. On different video or photo tutorials it isn't, and I kept trying and thinking what's wrong with me, that I can't blend it in the way it doesn't show. :)
Also really loved your color correction video. Made me feel so much better about my skin.
Thank you for being real and making make-up fun and positive, not a part of social pressure, that I have to be perfect!
I absolutely love contouring - looks so good because I can streamline by nose and make my features sharper!
I normally just contour on my cheek and sometime nose if I'm going out. Never really thought it wasn't the right way to do it! Thanks for these back to basics they're awesome!
Love the class!! And the inside!! Thanks Nic!
Nic! Love this video....enjoyed hearing your say "embrace what you have"! Totally agree! I don't want to add more age to my face! Great job, thank you!!
Yay! So glad you filmed this! Most of the time I just slap on a bit of bronzer on, my way but this has definitely taught me to do it properly! Thank you Nic! ❤️
i absolutely love the encouraging messages you brought in every video you make. :)
your so right - i would only ever do it for a night out and even then I'm always a bit nervous it looks too much!! love your honesty and your skin looks amazing in this xxx
This video was refreshing. No need for all that makeup all of the time but great tips for when you want to.
This was honestly so helpful! I always wanted to know how to contour my face because I have quite a round face but I never liked how fake other tutorials are I still want to look like me! This was such a positive view on how to contour properly while still appreciating what you were born with! You're so lovely nic!
I would love a natural under eye concealing video, concealer is one thing I feel I need to put a lot of and then looks very unnatural. With the different face shapes incorporated in with it :) You & Sam always look so beautiful and fresh faced!!
Thank you so much for including darker skin tones in this video, It's made me so happy. Almost all of the contour videos out there are completely catered for light skin/Caucasian people. xx
This video is so helpful, I've always found contouring really challenging but I think watching this has helped loads. I'm a Huge fan of you and Sam 😀 I absolutely love the Real techniques brushes- I have all of them and I literally use them everyday.
Wow, just Wow! I think that most of the women on youtube who contour have beautifull faces, truly beautifull skin but cover it up and change it so much they look completley different. There are a lot of beautifull women looking ten (or more) years older and slightly sickly with all the contouring. I have tried so hard to get it right for myself, I have a round face that would benefit from some slimming contour, but whenever I do it I just look dirty. Your skin is an inspiration to me! Goodness, you glowing youthfull goddess! Now that is a makeup artist!
Love this video, so refreshing to watch a contour video like this which encourages a more natural and subtle look. Thumbs up from me! x
I totally agreed with your input on countouring. I have a super round Asian face- a countour fanatics worst fear- and I've learned to love looking incredibly young! I still bronze up my face and add a little dimension but don't get so into the countouring- not that I think it's wrong at all but I've learned to embrace my round chubby cheeks and just enjoy it! Great video and your lip color/lips looked incredible! Muah!! Xxoo
I never really contour! I just add a little warmth to my face with bronzer - sometimes a little bit under my cheek bones to help them stand out. I love a natural look, but glammed up is perfectly fine too! Love this message :)
Loved watching these videos! So helpful! ☺️ Thanks Nic! X
I am so glad that you didn't give in to all the contouring madness. I usually watch your videos every single Friday morning but when I saw the topic I waited to watch until today. When I heard this refreshing video about how much makeup everyone is wearing, I was elated at your message. Thanks Nic! I'm probably one of your oldest fans (almost 50) but I remember the 80s and how much makeup I wore. I think I look younger now at times than I did then.
This video is amazing Nic! Completely in love with it. I would love to see a back to basics for lips and eyebrows.
Great, honest, smart video! You look so pretty! A tutorial on covering broken capillaries and age spots without looking obvious would be awesome.
I loved this video. I too feel that contouring is best for photographs and it's gotten a little bit out of hand, with people feeling like they need to do it. The lighting in this video is better too (it was almost too bright in the old studio sometimes)
That was such a sweet comment "I haven't seen a face shape I don't like." That was beautiful video with a great message!
So excited about these new settings (camera and lighting)! I hope you keep these in the next make up tutorials.
Thank you so much for making this video. I'm tired of some of these gurus and make up companies TELLING YOU how to contour your face while showing it on ONE face. I'm so sick and tired of seeing those highlight and contour pictures of before with the tribal markings and after when it's all blended out.
LOVE this video and love the fact that you're not jumping on the bandwagon of every new technique that is coming out.
It's true its not necessary. And I also had a sudden realization recently that the girls that i watch on youtube have to put on alot of makeup for it to show up on camera and that much is not needed for real life.
Nic this was a great video! Great advice. I keep trying to get young women to go back to natural and fresh makeup, and to start embracing their faces. 4 years ago, none of us cared about contouring or strobbing. Now it's like women think they have to wear a full beat every day. This is coming from a former model... Fresh looking makeup is beautiful, youthful and timeless.
This is the best video in contouring ever. Thanks a lot, Nic!!!
I'm sure you've probably forgotten more than I'll ever know!
Beautiful and informative as ever, thank you x
Loving this basics series so far! I thought this was just going to be like all the other tutorials but it was so informative! The same with the colour correction video, I would like a video on which lip colours suit people or about modern lip trends if possible? X
I just love they way you are so positive! and make everyone feel so beautiful..xx
loved this, you look really healthy and glowy in this!:) x
Nic, thanks for the video. I love how you really stress the fact that all these different face shapes are beautiful! Some TH-cam ""makeup gurus"" always bash themselves or unknowingly bash other people's looks and I love that you are so positive about it all. keep it up, you're amazing! :-)
Need more videos like these. So informative and actually makes me understand how to do it properly.
Best video on contouring I've seen in a while. So honest! Thank you lovely pixiwoo :)
I love those kind of videos! They're so interesting, and also you're such a great teacher. I just learned I've always contoured my face in the wrong way! :) please keep doing them, they're lovely!
Please talk about the ins and outs of bronzing. I LOVED this contouring video!
I've never got the hang on contouring but this video has been really informative, thank you!
Omigosh! I totally love this look! I have been struggling with contouring and this video was a great help! Thank you!
Loved this video! Very in-depth explanations with quite a healthy attitude towards contouring. People on Instagram are truly mad about it, and it is not always appropriate.
I personally have been warming up my complexion (I am NC 20-25) with theBalm's Betty Loumanizer instead of contouring. The shade of brown and the shimmer give a really beautiful glow to the face without making it look weird or orange. It is like giving some dimension to the flat foundation "mask" without the commitment of a full on zebra-style-Instagram-cream-stick-contouring. It also blends very easily! On the down-side - it doesn't last too long and reapplication may be necessary...
My goodness THANK YOU! I swear, I thought something was wrong with me bc I didn't like all that heavy contouring and highlighting with concealer. Such a great video, Nic! :)
This video helped me to feel a lot more confident in my choice not to contour even though everyone else I know does, great video, Its so refreshing to hear what you have to say :)
I love these videos where you sit down and chat and give advice, it feels like your a big sister!
Jade Whales thanks Jade.xx
could you do a video on eyelashes please? Mine are stick straight and almost grow downwards! Even though I curl my eyelashes, they uncurl when I put mascara on and it's so frustrating xx
This seems to be a problem for a lot of people. I will do a video on it xx
I'm the same! The only mascaras i use are waterproof ones as they seem to keep the curls and not drag my lashes down x
SoupySuDoh the only solution that I've found helpful was waterproof mascara and using a mini eyelashes curler. I got mine from e.l.f. I just curled a small section at a time.
My eyelashes are the same. They're short and grow straight down. I found that curling my lashes and then immediately applying a WATERPROOF mascara works best. Non-waterproof mascara is water based and water destroys curls, right? Waterproof mascara isn't water based and will lock in your curl with its waxy goodness. It's a pain in the ass to get off though. We can't win.
Im the same way!! It's frustrating! 😔
It's so refreshing to know of make up artists who aren't crazy about contour - I feel like it's taking over! Instagram is a bit of a harmful place in some ways since since it's easy to forget that the photos someone posts aren't representative of their lifestyle. For a lot of popular people on Instagram, looking good is their job and so they can afford to spend a lot of time, money and effort on their makeup. However, this is very difficult to achieve for the average woman. Thank you for this video and thank you for representing us average women :) xx
Nic, you're absolutely right about the contour aging someone! I noticed it on me!
Can you believe how the contour trend took off? Now every brand imaginable has a contour palette. THANK YOU for making this video and saying how unnecessary and impractical it is in the every day. Girls are going broke buying those ridiculous palettes :(
U are so right. All these gurus are just promoting all these expensive contour its like u have to use them every single day. They are unnecessary indeed. Waste of money.
Agree Josephine Paramel
Lisa Adams Yes, people make "everyday makeup videos" where they do a full cream+powder contour-highlight+shimmery highlight. I guess it works for some people but I wouldn call it an everyday look. Anyway, I don't mind the availability of contouring products, so people at least will stop contouring with bronzer! But I agree that you need 1-2 shades, not a whole pallete for a home user. If you care to do it, of course.
Love these vids Nic they're really helpful. Would love to see one on how to touch up makeup during the day properly and what products are best!
It's really refreshing hearing you saying how contouring is not necessary and how you don't do it yourself. I never used bronzer in my life cause I don't think they work for me (I was always scared of it as well) but since watching so many videos and everyone contouring, I decided to give the bronzer a try. I lightly apply just under my cheekbones just to lightly bring them more to life and around my forehead just to add more warmth than an actual contour. Argh... I just can't get used to it, lol!! I hate when I can see 2 colors on my cheeks, the bronzer and the blush. And I blend and blend and blend. I think it's also cause I only see videos and not actual people in person wearing contour/bronzer, so I see it so weird on my cheeks and that duo color!! But anyways, this video was very comforting and made me see I don't need a bronzer!!
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